Battle of the River Song—LET’S GET READY TO RUMMMMMBBBBBLLLLLEEEEEEE!! Colorado Water Trust staff have put together the Ultimate River Song Playlist—and they’d love help crowning the “Best River Song Ever.”
Over the next few weeks, the water restoration group will be hosting a March Madness–style tournament on its Instagram stories. Each round will feature head-to-head matchups between some of their favorite river songs, and you can vote to decide which ones move on.
“We’ve got 32 of the greatest river songs lined up, and it’s up to you to help narrow it down to the top pick,” said CWT Stewardship Manager Tony LaGreca in the announcement. “Follow along, cast your votes, and feel free to recruit friends and family to join in the fun. Cheer for your favorites, debate the outcomes, and stick with us through the final round to see which song takes the crown.”
In announcing the first ever Colorado Water Trust River Song Show Down, Water Trust staff assembled the Ultimate River Song Playlist, and ranked them for voting in a March Madness tournament-style show down.
They plan to regularly post stories pitting one of the staff’s favorite river songs against another and river lovers can vote in the poll to determine the winner of each round. Vote early and vote often, recruit your friends and family to stuff the ballot box. Tell them which song is best and cheer loudly when your pick advances or bitterly complain when your favorites go down in flames.
“We have 33 of the finest river songs out there so stay tuned and keep voting throughout March to see your favorite song run the gauntlet to glory,” added LaGreca, adding Water Trust staff will be following closely to see who wins bragging rights for the rest of the year.
Follow them on Instagram click here to get in on the action.
In Their Words: How It All Began…
“It all started over breakfast at the fall staff retreat in Durango. Our vacation rental had a record player with an extensive collection of old vinyl. Josh (CWT Senior Staff Attorney) and I were perusing the collection while sipping our coffee and in the spirit of the movie High Fidelity (or the book if you are too cool) I challenged Josh to think of his top 5 songs about rivers. We did our best to think of good River Songs and it became a running challenge during our downtime over the next few days. Towards the end we came up with a decent list and Josh monumented our goofing off by building a pretty sweet Spotify playlist.
The list grew and grew, and we thought about releasing it to Water Trust supporters as a Christmas Gift and promptly forgot to do it. Eventually we got busy and the playlist gathered digital dust until Josh resurrected it and asked the rest of the staff to add their favorite river songs.
The results were amazing (as you would expect from our awesome staff). Old songs, new songs, rock, folk, country and hip hop. Songs I couldn’t believe we had missed and songs I had never heard of. The playlist exploded (it’s at 79 as I write this) and we all had so much fun connecting our passion for Colorado’s Rivers and Creeks with our passion for music that we couldn’t wait to share it with our community of supporters.
Your Additions to the River Song Playlist
Most importantly, we want to hear what you think. What did we miss? Tell us why it’s a travesty that your favorites lost or why your picks are superior, after all the most fun of the playlist is the debate. Tell us your favorite river songs. Tell us why they make you laugh, cry or think about going fishing. We all have a very personal connection to water and to music. We know they mean as much to you as they do to us. We will add your suggestions to the final list to be released at the end of the tournament—either email them to Barrett (bdonovan@coloradowatertrust.org) or send them to us on Instagram!
here is the link to the tournament playlist
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWFAPP5DlQt/